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Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security information in My Service Canada Account

View/change personal information while residing out of Canada

If you have or had an address or direct deposit outside Canada or are receiving Canada Pension Plan (CPP) or Old Age Security (OAS) benefits under an international agreement, you will only be able to view your information online. To update your personal information, contact us and speak with one of our agents over the phone.

View estimated CPP benefits

If you have contributed to the Canada Pension Plan, you can view your estimated monthly CPP benefits using the “Estimated monthly CPP benefits” link.

Starting in 2019, the CPP will be gradually enhanced. Current benefit estimates do not reflect these changes.

Applying for a CPP retirement pension

Apply for your CPP retirement pension now by signing into or registering for My Service Canada Account.

You will not be able to apply online if:

you are currently receiving a CPP retirement pension;

you have already applied for the CPP retirement pension and Service Canada is currently assessing your application;

you are currently or were previously receiving a CPP disability benefit;

Viewing my application status

Select the “Application status” link to view messages about the current status of your CPP or OAS application.

Change banking information

To change the banking information for your OAS or CPP benefits, select the “Direct deposit (CPP/OAS)” link. From there, you will be able to change your banking information and select the date you want the change to take effect.

Once you have completed the change and received the confirmation page, you may use the link at the bottom of the page to view your changes immediately.

Note:

It can take up to 30 days for changes to your banking information to take effect. To ensure your next payment is sent to your new account, make sure you provide us with your new banking information at least 30 days before your payment date.

Change address for correspondence

You can change your address for your correspondence by selecting the “Address” link. From there, you will have the option of changing your address and selecting the date you want the change to take effect.

Once you have completed the change and received the confirmation page, you may use the link at the bottom of the page to view your changes immediately.

Old address still appears after changing address

We apologize for the inconvenience. To correct this, you can contact us and speak with one of our agents over the phone.

Updating your name, marital status or date of birth

You cannot use My Service Canada Account for this type of update. Contact us by phone to speak with one of our agents who can advise you on how to update this information..

Changing your Quebec Pension Plan records

You cannot use My Service Canada Account to make changes to your Quebec Pension Plan records.

Contact Retraite Québec at 1-800-463-5185 to enquire about making changes. More information is available on the Quebec Pension Plan website, or you can write to them with your request at:

The online printed version of your Statement of Contribution is considered a legal document. You may request to have your Statement of Contributions mailed to you by using the CPP Statement of Contribution online service or by contacting us.

My Service Canada Account and Statement of Contributions to the Quebec Pension Plan

If you have contributed to the CPP and the Quebec Pension Plan (QPP) and live outside of Quebec, then this information will be on your CPP Statement of Contributions. However, if you have contributed to the QPP only, or have contributed to both plans but currently live in the province of Quebec, you must contact Retraite Québec to request a separate Statement of Participation in the QPP.

If you currently live outside of Canada and your last contribution was made to the QPP, you must also contact Retraite Québec to request a separate Statement of Participation in the QPP. You can write to them at: